The M1 Abrams Tank: The Ultimate War Machine | Weapons That Changed The World | War Stories
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- The M1 Abrams Tank is the world's most potent armored vehicle. We'll track its development through such forerunners as the WWII-era M18 Hellcat and the Cold War-era Soviet T-55 Tank and see why these "beast-boxes" have ruled ground warfare for decades.
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The tank is an instrument in combat, the crew is what makes the tank lethal. I used to be a tank commander back in the late 90s on the M1A1 Abrams. My favorite positions is first being the gunner then being the commander. Before becoming one of the two senior positions all tankers must be proficient in maintaining the tank and the weapons systems first. As a crew the driver is the most junior position where he knows the tank commander and gunner to drive to favorable terrain and firing positions under the direction of the TC. The loader must load the main gun as fast as possible and the second set of eyes for the commander and responsible for the radios. His secondary responsibility is being the gunner if the gunner is taken out of action. Every crew member is capable of doing two to three jobs above their positions. This teaches junior members to learn and move into leadership positions in the future. The tank commander has to be technically and tactically proficient because his tank would be able to step up as Platoon Sergeant or Platoon Leader. I did enjoy gunnery during my years in Armor but the worst part is maintaining the tank has always been problematic and intensive from my experience.
Reddevil I was also a tank commander but i go way back a few years. The late 50's and early 60's. Back then the M48 Patton. 90mm and a 50 cal machine gun for the commander. A great tank for its time. It was easy to operate compared to the Abrams. The interior was painted white. A crew of four,commander, gunner, loader and driver. Keeping it clean was the biggest issue and a few bruises from getting banger around. Stationed at Ft. Knox Ky. I admire the tankers of today for their skill and dedication.
Thank you for your service Soldier. I served as a Unit Diary Clerk in the USMC 5/1990 to 1/1995 with 2nd Light Armored Amphibious
Assault Reconnaissance Battalion. (Actually 2nd AAR but that doesn't say anything to most people)
When not keeping unit training and logistics records I was the Platoon Lead for those deployed out of the back of the LAV to protect her from the flanks during refueling, investing the unknown, knocking holes through walls for us. Ect...
The 30mm chain gun we had when using its tiny SABO round was amazing, but I can't imagine the power of this main cannon.
I’m craving a MRE right now (Chicken & Salsa or Spaghetti with meat sauce) haha. Army vet here.
M1 isn't perfect but it's good❤
I miss it. A lot.
@@battlejitney2197they’ve fixed most flaws over the years
Great video thanks
Tuned it off as soon as I heard this guy
I see the Russians have dragged a few to red square
Yeah,and Ukraine was ordered to pull the rest to the rear!
Why?
LOL! Read my text, I just said something similar!
Yes they have 1 in Moscow and the Ukrainains have a T-14 in Kiev
@@lexonmurray1594 And you're a 🤡
Imported variants. Not the real deal
I spent the day riding an M60 tank when i fruitlessly atrempting to support them as a Combat Engineer..it was quite an experimce.
An uncomfortable crew is a less effective crew. If you want to maximise a tank's potential, crew comfort is essential.
I play a lot of tank games, every tank game known. I wanna be a gunner now lol
Is this at NTC (National Training Center CA)?? War vet here 3ID Mech. Haha I guess I should have kept watching… before I made a comment 10 seconds into the video. Drove a M2a2 Brad. I miss those years… playing laser tag (miles gear) out in the Mojave Desert.
The Abrams M 1 Tank's Power Plant is twice that of the "Tiger 1" (56 tons) & Tiger 2" (68 tons) which both used the 850 hp Maybach 12 cyl engine...🇺🇸🇩🇪
All good until the “other guy” gets the equivalent of a Thunderbolt A10. . .
Russia is smoking abrams!
All good until you fight a near peer!
Its called the Frogfoot,
No need for Su-24 (Frogfoot) or KA-52 (Alligator) or drones, simple Kornet does the trick (man portable, Russians are mounting them even on buggies)...
@@josephk1934 And how would the much newer T-90M fare? because I have over 200 pictures to show how that would go...🤣🤣🤣
11:27 you forgot the tiger tanks in ww2.
I think the atom bomb changed the world and not the Abrams
Challenger 2
In this part of the video I remember some time ago that the Army has a new tank but I have a friend who was in a tank and that the tank commander thought it was funny to drive through buildings just for fun and I think that it's just plain sick or stupid but I like watching battle videos to understand battle strategies like when I was in high school 3 years ROTC.
nice tank, but i'll still be loyal to my country tank, the Leclerc, he's a real beauty also
And what country is that ??? Mexico 🇲🇽
@@G-Man-half-life French Tank. The name kinda gives it away, unless you're trying to be a smartass. AND the LeClerc is a badass tank. Not as good as the Abrams, but a great tank.
Friendly reminder: This video was first published before the Russo-Ukranian War, before inexpensive drones were implemented to destroy modern multi-million dollar MBTs
I wanted to add the same. The Abrams get f.cked up like all the others...
Running over the Taxi, We are farmers!! lol.
I just watched a Doc and it showed Gen. Montgomery who was British through and through and his personal weapon for protection throughout the war, that he kept at arms reach in every vehicle he traveled in was the American made M1 Carbine.
Don't you love it when the bots try to troll but they conveniently leave out how bad they're own tanks are doing.
IKR? The Russian tanks have been blown up by the literal thousands. To top it off, they are bragging about parrading M1A1's around... the tanks from the early 90s. The M1A2s and the SepV3s are much better.
@@00tree id personally hate being in a t 70 or 80 and coming up against a A2. There's quicker and less embarrassing ways to unlive yourself. Lol
they get a cpl western tanks and thats a W for em,but they dont mention the countless they lost,I think thats hilarious
@@00treewhat’s even funnier is that ukraine captured two T-90s a year ago. Russias best tank but somehow think its made up and ”western propaganda”
The Russians didn't claim their tanks were superior. It is you guys who said NATO tanks are invincible and game changers. And what happened now to your gold standard weapons?
Do you guys think we're close to inventing a way to move all of the Chinese people to another planet?
We are so back 💪🏻💪🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
29:37 Fun fact! Even though t55 is a soviet tank, writing inside of the tank is in Polish. Quick google search says Poland had licence to produce those tanks since 1964. its worth remembering Poland was behind the iron curtain until 1989.
General Patton would have a tear running down his cheek if he saw how perfect the Abrams is.
It has quite a few flaws
hahaha another clueless female
They have been removed from the battle front to the rear because they have been roasted in Ukraine
@@EsromNhira-vw1vqfour abrams lost in 2 months. Russia lost 2000+ tanks in 2 years. That’s 2000 tanks in 730+ days which means russia lost several tanks a day compared to one abrams every couple of days/weeks. Who is getting toasted again orc?
Time of Tanks is over. What ever how much powerful it is.. Drones are the future.
Future heavy tanks will adapt to drone threats. I disagree
A teeny tiny lancet can make this hyped tank in to a rusty junk
Anything can make anything else into rusty junk. It all depends on the crew, and you need to have more than one tank to provide a wider ark of fire.
There are serious contenders that are better than the abrams
T-80, and Leopard 2
How do you know this? There's been a news blackout since the beginning.
drones and motorcycles are gaining popularity in us special forces
The track on the right side of the M1 is a little farther ahead of the track on the left side because of the torsion bar suspension which causes the track on the right to wear out faster than the track on the left...how does that make sense? Both sets of tracks still go over the same terrain don't they? So why does does one side wear out quicker just because it's a little ahead of the other? If my feet walk 10 miles, my right foot isn't going to be hurting a little more than my left just because I start with my right foot.
...that guy has been in the army for 16 years and he's only a sergeant first class?!?
Always satisfying to hear a snake-eating crunchy realize being a tanker is harder than it looks. Forge the Thunderbolt, boys!
No Tank can Survive Lacent Drones
All of this comes at the cost of weight. The M1 is fattest tank in the world pushing almost 80 tons. It can't cross most bridges and transport planes can barely carry just one M1 because it's so heavy.
The US military is desperately trying to find ways to shave off weight for future versions of the tank because the weight has become a big issue.
Bridges in Ukraine are rated to 45 Tons... for a reason...
Me too
the M1 isn't the fattest tank in the world, the Challenger 2 is heavier
@@nuttyjawa - the Challenger 2 comes very close, but the Abrams is still a few tons (about 3 to 4 tons) heavier.
@@TheBigExclusiveWith all additional armor packages fitted, the Challenger 2 weighs in at about 83 metric tons.
Correct. That is a T-55AM1
Imagine having aim bot on a 120mm cannon that can drive 40mph and is almost indestructible 😅 “it’s kind of cheating”….he is not wrong 😂😂
4:27 why did you add diesel sounds to a tank with a turbine engine???
I love how the Russian bots are talking bout how they 1 Abrams In Moscow and have destroyed/damaged five more. Failed to mention almost 90 to a 100 T90s have been damaged/destroyed/abandoned 8 of were captured. Also how’s it’s feel to loss almost 3000 tanks in two years of combat
they failed at invading Ukraine so now they invade youtube comment sections
What’s the difference between tank & tank destroyer? Armour? Gun?
Gun. Tank destroyers use a higher velocity gun with Sabot “sounds like say-bow” ammunition.
@@TheRealSlimshadyyyyyy That is incorrect. Tanks use sabot rounds just as much as tank destroyers could or would. A tank destroyer typically uses a larger main gun that doesn’t fit inside a mobile, rotating turret. It’s basically an anti tank gun with some tracks slapped on it and a bit of armor at the front.
@@fizzmoe9846 It’s extremely vague but not wrong. There’s so many different facets to this, tank destroyers aren’t just limited to Sabot ammunition, there’s also HEAT, APFSDS-T, APDST, AP, and a number others. The Sabot just being the plastic around the projectile as it fires. There certainly are plenty of fixed gun tank destroyers, actually most were, but not all tank destroyers are fixed gun. And as far as increasing the caliber of the weapon, again that does happen, but what designates a tank destroyer is its Muzzle Velocity”. The US considered the M4A3E8 a “Tank Destroyer” but it only had a 1mm increase from its 75mm gun (still a huge difference), but the muzzle velocity was almost doubled.
Lol he says the armor ia secret and then tells u how its made lol.
It was an informative and wonderful description of Abrams tank characteristics balancing amongst firepower, accuracy, speed & fast minnuvoraity. Thanks for sharing
The rise of the drones the dawn and death of the tanks.
Nah, not at all. Thanks are too much of a presence on the battlefield. More than likely we will see multiple defense mechanisms develop. Also, are you forgetting that drones can be used to supplement the tanks
Tutle Tank says niet
@@maryginger4877 *Landmines and restocked 155m shells have entered the chat*
@@silverwolf122 Wondered where they went, definitely not to Ukraine.
@@maryginger4877 many videos on Telegram that prove you wrong. But I'm sure the 5 border villages near Kharkiv were worth it...putin khuilo...🤣🤣🤣
Try a 155 howitser SP…
I love this show. Wil is awesome! You should publish Special Ops with Wil Willis!
Isn't the leopard ranked #1 worldwide?
Ranked No.1 as the most destroyed tank supplied by NATO in full name
@@THB1945eating that russian propaganda as breakfast buddy??
@@lvdv4645
The Russians actually knocked out six leopards in a single engagement and dragged a few to red square
@@lvdv4645 Not the brightest bulb, Leopard is now near extinct,.
@@maryginger4877 Where are the T-14s?
11:26
It Rine-mit-all
Passadina
LMG episode left
It's the was they are being used in uncra.
I need more Will Willis!!!!
The guy even said jet turbine engine so isn't that a 500 gallon jet fuel tank? Gas is what you put in your car
It will run off of just about anything....
Old series, produced in 2000s, I see US army soldiers wearing UCP pattern uniform , few years after Iraq war. More M1 Abrams war destroyed in 2010s in Iraq by Russian ATGM, and in 2000s , Russian T90 tank no more information.
Sooooooo who is going ti send this to gijin the abrams needs some work
German armor was much better then any American tank, they created the most lethal and feared crews in history
a fine machine in it's time....however it's time is over when a $500 drone can take it out....
*Challenger tank enters the chat*
There’s like 100 of them while there’s 10,000 Abram’s
British manufacturing will never be able to compete
Successfully challenged and defeated in Ukraine months ago😅
@@THB1945
One hit a mine but was recovered 😑
@@barbararice6650 How come the turret lifted off ?
Ukraine has been trained in combined arms, killweb, etc...but they are using old Soviet era tactics and drones are able to take out the Abrams. At least two were due to blast door being left open.
Your point?
Any vehicle in battle will eventually suffer loses?
Leopard 2 is the best 🇩🇪👍
The M1 played 2nd fiddle to the British Challenger tank & still does
Arent these fellows splatered in the red square for all the comrades to see?
Yup, LOL!
Yeah, they’re in Red Square and the crews are alive in Ukraine, unlike Russian T series tanks whose turrets are in orbit and their crews atomized 😂
@@james-jo5julol the cre burned inside it only ashes were left😂
older versions. the advanced armour and tech was removed
@@james-jo5ju the hit was inside turret and not ammo storage, the crew is unfortunately dead
Really no Sherman tank
The Russian and Chinese trolls can’t accept the fact we gave Ukraine a handful of FIRST generation Abrams from the 80’s, and Russia can’t replace how fast their tanks are Orbiting🤡🤣🤣🤣
PMSL - Bradley Park + Robotyne....
😂 is that what you are telling yourself to cope 🤣. Don't make us laugh. The US refused to send the new ones because they would have been destroyed just as easily as the old ones. The US has told Ukraine to remove all their takes from the front lines because of the embarrassment of watching them getting destroyed by 10 000 dollar drones. 😂 The US has also told Ukraine that no UK tanks should be sent to the front lines. 😂😂 You watch too much Hollywood nonsense, Ukraine has proved that western weapons are over hyped.
Clown, all tanks have a mission kill when these drones (directed shells) hit them at certain locations....
Only idiots ride volutarily in these iron coffins....
Lol right.
"nooooo you can't just point out how many T90Ms we lost!! look, we captured some old western leftovers from the 80s! ruzzia stronk!!!"
Had it gone hot in the 1980s it would have been the T72.....which would have been creamed by NATOs most powerful tank....you guessed it....the British Chieftain MBT, manned by the best tank crews in NATO....GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (as it was then)🥰🥰🥰🥰
The Abrams has always been something of a joke in NATO. Firstly the Gas Turbine gives off a lot of heat which is easily detected and targeted. Secondly the Abrams needs to be followed by a fuel tanker, the 65 mile range is pathetic for a modern tank. Though ammunition fires may not destroy the tank, it does require a re-build taking many months, so far 35 tanks have been battle casualties.
Cool, not that it matters when you have stealth bombers and nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. If the states were in a full fledge war tanks wouldn’t even play a factor. They’d park a few numclear subs on ur coast and send ballistics missles from below the surface.
I don't think your title to this video is accurate. Considering how poorly the Abrams is doing against the Russians in Ukraine.
Sorry but drones make tanks obsolete now.
Turtle Tank says niet
@@maryginger4877 LET'S GO! BLYAT MOBILE BLYAT ALL OVER UKRAINE!
@@AngryBird000 Only 20% so far... after 2 years with massive numbers advantage...🤣🤣🤣
I loved watching you fold. It puts regular poker nights into better perspective. You don’t get those good hands all the time.
I've seen them getting wrecked by a 5 doller drone in Ukraine.
I wish we could get shows “Wings”, “Firepower” and “Tales of the Gun” but with modern video and information. Get rid of the “show host” and bring back the “Narrator” with just facts about the equipment.
If it good why they with draw from battle in Ukraine
One of the best tanks ever . Constantly battle tested and proven. Cant really get any better than a modern M1 Abrams and its crews .
If you only want to go 70 odd miles, don't want cross bridges ant don't want to give off a heat signature that says hello I am here
In SETC the Abrams was consistently outperformed by Leopard 2s.
you actually being serious ..stop watching propaganda and do some research lol
@@Bob-el7rl aww . Are you that uneducated or just another hater ? Son I know tankers . I know our military and logistical machine. We field the best if not constantly amongst the best. Why is that opinion, fact a constant ???? I'm waiting....
@@DarkKatzy013 why does it have BRITISH armour ..coz you take from the best :)
it has awful range ..takes a huge team to keep them running etc etc .. it is an awesome tank i dont dispute that ..the best tho .. nope ..im not saying the challenger is better ..that too has its flaws .. i would say the current leopard is the better of the lot
Don't mess with the Great U.S.A. .
Ha ha ha ha the abrams is not the best and the yank army is only dangerous to it's allies
@@gowdsake7103 For an accurate depiction of the US vs russia, look no further than the battle of Khasham
Whawhawha Nazi's part Du😂😂😂
Until now they never was in a combat situation against an army with equivalent capability. Same like F16 and F35.
Like a bully that never enter in a fight only because is big until….a new kid appears and stand in the front. This is practically NATO army in this moment.
Beast tank until the come to sirya
The dron has made the tank we know it obsolete.
😹👨❤️👨
Did it make your typing obsolete as well?
@@JakeBuilds grammar cop saddo is that good spelling?
Rigggghttt. Because new variants with better upgrades are never made
Shut up u know nothing
Update...
A good tank....but the British Challenger 2 is the best MBT in the world today, until of course the British Challenger 3 comes on line....then just leave it to us chaps....GOD SAVE THE KING😜😜😜😜
Roflmfao, you do know this tank didn't even last 2 months against Russia before being chased completely off the battlefield right? No? Okay cool story bro 👍 😂
Beautiful "modern" Western (especially the M1 Abrams) tanks, beautifully BURN...
Ask the RUSSIANS for more details...
Ask the Ukrainians to show you the 200+ photos of newer T90M that are missing turrets...🤣🤣🤣
M1 was destroyed by Russian shovels
I'm sorry, but this guy over-hypes everything.
You’re assuming his pronouns. Wills from the commie coast. Don’t judge HIS pronouns. 🤣
So does your mom
As much as I love like the channel, he is rather annoying for whatever reason lol
You can go watch something else then . Nobody asked
😂 true story
The Challenger 2 is a better tank ! Takes hits an M1 can't! Has the longest tank on tank kill in the world ! So obviously NOT the best
Challenger 2 is alot more slower then abrams and use non Nato compatible ammo. Both tanks got their strenths and weaknesses.
T-90M is a best😇
Bahahaha, LOL.
Seems it is far worse that it is tried to be sold in here.
Nobody can equal the yanks blowing their own trumpet.
One cheep drone with heat seeking, would hone in on the heat from the gas guzzling jet and by by silly obsolete death trap
Not anymore ! ! ! Just got littered in Red Square ! ! !🤣🤣🤣
Still doing light years better than that pressure cooker T-90🤣
Oh BTW Ukraine has our like 50 year old tanks. So again they are faring better than the t90
Aren't you losing main battle tanks to our old APCs?
Amen
Vatniks always leave comments like this and then turn notifications off before anyone can remind them about the number of T90s that have had a messy divorce with their turrets
This video didn't age well.
Aged better than russian males from east of the Urals right now...putin khuilo...🤣🤣🤣
"Ultimate war machine"
Yet got defeated easily in Ukraine. That's what happens when you aren't fighting sand people
Calm down bot there's still t 90 tank turrets in space.
Got defeated easily but they display them at red square 😂😂😂😂
@@lvdv4645 your forgetting about the Kiev exhibition of your precious t-90. Lol
Man, lose one tank and it's a huge deal. So it's 1- a few hundred vs the T-90... our bad I guess.
@santorizzuto7360 Bahahahha, THIS!🤣🤣👏🏻 Good BYEEEE T-90
This is sad!
T72 destroy the might abrams this year.
Well, they have some in exhibition in Moscow.
And how many Russian tanks did Ukraine trash and/or farmers steal? Way more M1A1s than they have in Moscow.
@@00tree well yes and the Ghost of Kiev too.
Yeah old ones like about as old as your grandma.
@@DarkKatzy013yeah yeah two weeks to flatten the curve… go eat your happy meal kiddo
@@DJhSnn do what now son ?? You trying to get off drugs or something?? . They have our old tanks ones made 50 years ago. While fleets of theirs are taken out.
This chunk of steel is useless now.
It can be seen displayed in Russian Museum,
The "ultimate war machine"?. Right... when it's fighting goat herders who has no anti-tank weapons
Correct 💯
good tank but destroy in ukrane
I love it😂😂🎉🎉😂😂
Your mighty tank is now on Russian soil destroyed and displayed
3k Russian tank space landing are on the moon as
Pictures or it didnt happen
Oh boy and how many tanks have the Russians lost in this "Special Military Operation?"
Hahahhaaaaa! They have more Abrams tanks than the do battle ready T-14 Armatas!!!!!! Hahahahaaaa....they have more Bradley's than they do Su-57's that are air worthy...and they have more F-35's than they do Su-75 Checkmates!! Hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa! Speaking of F-35's, why have they been flying all over your chickenshit S400 systems in the middle east and haven't been detected or fired on once!?!? Why has all of Russia's former client states canceled all outstanding contracts for weapons and cued up in line for all new American weapon systems instead??? Why have we already sold more 35's than Russia has ever sold in Mig-29's or all Su-27 Variants? Do you know why Russia has a Navy....?.....so they can tow the Kuznetzov around and pretend it works.
True
I doubt that the M1 will survive any better than the other Tanks in Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!
better than the T90M, a much newer tank
The disgrace of Ukraine...
This dude just woke up he didn’t know that the M1 Abraham is already in moscow Russia trophy
and how many T90s have been paraded through Kyiv...putin khuilo...🤣🤣🤣
Ukraine got two T-90s trophies a year ago